Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Thornton

Kenneth E. Thornton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 3948395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an indexing tab for use with a sorting device including a plurality of sheet, or plate-like, divider leaves. The tab is secured to the free end of a divider leaf and includes a central body portion having a thickness greater than the thickness of the leaf and thinner elongate end portions which project outwardly from opposite ends of the body portion. The thick body portion maintains a spaced relation between the free ends of the divider leaves for inserting sheet material therebetween, and the thinner end portions provide guideway spaces into which an edge margin of a sheet may be slipped to insert a sheet between the divider leaves. Beveled exterior surfaces on the tab permit ease of insertion and removal of sheets in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1976
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Thornton